Intermediate English

今日のレッスンは次のとおりです – 携帯電話についての話 Today’s lesson is about – Talking about your phone Vocabulary – 語彙 Land line phone/ house phone Dial tone Phone number Mobile phone – iphone/ Samsung Phone case Screen protector Charger Battery Signal wifi Sim card Data plan / contract / pay as you go Lock the phone – unlock Lock screen […]

I thought it might be fun to make a list of questions to ask someone. This is a type of personal interview, or maybe a “get to know you” type thing. You can ask these questions to any one and you will learn more about them. These can be really good questions to use on

今日のレッスンは – 同音異義語についてです Today’s lesson is about – Homophones Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelt different and mean different things. You can see a version of this in Japanese, where the words –  箸and 橋 sound very similar. It is really only the intonation that allows you to hear the difference.

Homographs are very interesting, this is when you have a word that can be pronounced two different ways and has two different meaning. This can cause a lot of trouble when you are reading, as you may see the word and think it is said one way, when in fact it is said differently …and

今日のレッスンは、英語で使われる日本語の単語についてです。 You will know these words already, they are Japanese words that have been taken into English. If you go to an English speaking country and say these Japanese words, we will understand you. I will not add the usual example sentences and questions as you should understand these words and know how to use

今日のレッスンは「自然災害」についてです Today’s lesson is about – Natural Disasters Vocabulary – 語彙 Earthquake Flood Tsunami Rain Volcano Mud slide Drought Wild fire Storm/ Hurricane/ Typhoon Blizzard Avalanche Pandemic Nuclear disaster Emergency warning systems Evacuation Emergency shelter Video Example Sentences -例文 Natural disasters are not nice, but they do happen, especially in Japan. Earthquakes are the most

今日のレッスンは「イギリス料理」についてです Today lesson is about – British Food Breakfast – 朝ごはん Porridge A Fry up Full English Boil egg with soldiers (toast) Cereal Tea/ Coffee Lunch – 昼ご飯 Sandwiches – from a meal deal Beans on toast Pasty Pies Scotch egg Baked potato Dinner – 晩ごはん Fish and chips Roast beef Roast chicken Bangers and